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Semi driver arrested in fatal Highway 285 crash had been removed from U.S. multiple times, ICE says
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9News, Approved, Local

Semi driver arrested in fatal Highway 285 crash had been removed from U.S. multiple times, ICE says

By Kelly Reinke, Angela Case | Denver Gazette (via 9News) The semi-truck driver who was arrested after a fatal crash on Highway 285 last week was in the United States without proper documentation and had previously been removed from the country multiple times, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Colorado State Patrol said Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, 47, was arrested on vehicular homicide and vehicular assault charges after the crash Tuesday afternoon on Highway 285 near Conifer. CSP said Cruz-Mendoza's semi went off the edge of the road, rolled onto its side and dumped its load of pipe and angle iron on top of five other vehicles. The driver of one of those vehicles, 64-year-old Scott Miller of Bailey, died on the scene. Another driver suffered serious injuries. ...
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Biden to take sweeping election-year action shielding estimated 550,000 from deportation
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Approved, National, Politico

Biden to take sweeping election-year action shielding estimated 550,000 from deportation

By MYAH WARD | Politico President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a major new policy initiative shielding tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States from deportation, in what amounts to one of the most sweeping immigration measures of his tenure in office. Under the initiative, the Department of Homeland Security will take action to effectively grant federal protections to some undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens. The new program, known as “parole in place,” will affect an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens and 50,000 children under the age of 21, administration officials said. It’s the same immigration policy that has been used for qualifying military families since 2007. The timing of the proposal is nearly as notable as the ...
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Why is Democrat Adam Frisch running TV ads in 3rd District primary? To boost his chances in November
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Approved, State, The Colorado Sun

Why is Democrat Adam Frisch running TV ads in 3rd District primary? To boost his chances in November

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Democrat Adam Frisch is spending at least $100,000 to air a TV ad in the Republican primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in an apparent attempt to shape the race and give himself a better chance to win in November. The ad attacks Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd for “ducking Republican debates” and for refusing to say who he voted for in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, as well as for being the beneficiary of corporate super PAC money. It’s a clear call to GOP primary voters in the Republican-leaning 3rd District to back a different candidate in the six-way race — someone Frisch believes will be easier to beat in November. Someone like former state Rep. Ron Hanks, an election denier who attended Donald Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021,...
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Shooting of man standing at door not covered under ‘Make My Day’ immunity, Colorado Supreme Court rules
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Approved, coloradopolitics.com, State

Shooting of man standing at door not covered under ‘Make My Day’ immunity, Colorado Supreme Court rules

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics A defendant cannot avail himself of the immunity Colorado law affords those who use lethal force against home intruders, the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday, because his victim was not inside any "dwelling" when he fired the shots. Joseph M. Howell stands accused of attempted murder and other charges. In February 2023, a man allegedly came to the ground-floor apartment in Denver where Howell lived with his mother. The man was reportedly acting "wild" and "threatening." At one point, the man stepped onto the concrete pad separating apartment complex's yard from Howell's door. From the apartment, Howell shot the man in the face through a barred, closed security door. In response to the criminal charges, Howell invoked Colorado's "Make My Day...
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Judge blocks Biden’s transgender student protections in 6 more states
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Approved, National, THE HILL

Judge blocks Biden’s transgender student protections in 6 more states

By BROOKE MIGDON  | The Hill A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule expanding federal nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ students.  The decision by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves halts enforcement of changes to Title IX — the federal civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding — that were finalized in April by the Education Department in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The new rule, which covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time, had been set to take effect later this summer.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Ranchers press CWD officials for answers in daylong summit on wolves
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Ranchers press CWD officials for answers in daylong summit on wolves

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics Jeff Davis, director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, walked into something of a wolf's den on Saturday. Nearly 100 people — ranchers, state and local elected officials, conflict resolution specialists, nonprofit staffers from pro-wolf groups, outfitters, media and representatives of the wildlife agency — traveled to the ranch of Don and Kim Gittleson, just north of Walden, to talk about the issue that has consumed people's energies particularly after the state officially introduced wolves in December. The Gittleson's ranch and Jackson County have been ground zero for attacks on livestock and working cattle dogs. In four years, the state  wildlife agency reported that 23 cattle, sheep and working dogs have been killed or ...
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IRS plans to close ‘major’ tax loophole used by wealthy Americans
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Approved, Fox Business, National

IRS plans to close ‘major’ tax loophole used by wealthy Americans

By Megan Henney  | Fox Business The IRS and Treasury Department on Monday unveiled a plan to end a major tax loophole used by wealthy taxpayers, a move that could generate as much as $50 billion in revenue over the next decade. The plan targets so-called "partnership basis shifting," a transaction that allows a business or person to operate through many different legal entities in order to take more deductions and minimize what they owe, according to Treasury. "These tax shelters allow wealthy taxpayers to avoid paying what they owe," IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said in a statement. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Kansas sues Pfizer over ‘misrepresentations’ and ‘adverse events’ of COVID-19 vaccine
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Kansas sues Pfizer over ‘misrepresentations’ and ‘adverse events’ of COVID-19 vaccine

By Brianna Herlihy  | Fox Business The state of Kansas has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. for alleged consumer protection violations related to the company's manufacturing of the COVID-19 vaccine, saying the company marketed the shot as "safe" even though it "knew" the vaccine was connected to "serious adverse events."  "Pfizer misled the public that it had a ‘safe and effective’ COVID-19 vaccine," the 69-page lawsuit filed Monday in the District Court of Thomas County alleges. "Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine was safe even though it knew its COVID-19 vaccine was connected to serious adverse events, including myocarditis and pericarditis, failed pregnancies, and deaths. Pfizer concealed this critical safety information from the public,"...
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Davidson: The need for the Electoral College as illustrated by baseball
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Approved, Commentary, National

Davidson: The need for the Electoral College as illustrated by baseball

By Jeff Davidson | TownHall.com Democrats are upset when a Republican who did not win the popular vote is elected president by virtue of winning at least 270 electoral votes. This happened most recently in 2000 and 2016. I would be upset if the tables were turned.  Nevertheless, the need for the Electoral College is often misunderstood. Volumes have been written about the process. An easy way to understand it involves reviewing the results of baseball’s 1960 World Series – yes, you read this correctly. In the 1960 World Series, the New York Yankees had sluggers such as Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, Hector Lopez, Tony Kubek, and Bill Skowron. They established an American League home run record that year: 193. The Yankees also had a tremendous pitching staff led by fu...
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Thanks to illegals, enrollment slump for Denver schools comes to an end
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The Center Square, Approved, State

Thanks to illegals, enrollment slump for Denver schools comes to an end

By Tom Gantert | The Center Square Denver Public Schools saw a boost in enrollment for the first time since the pandemic thanks to a surge of migrant students, according to a report the school board received this week. From 2014 to 2019, the school district’s enrollment had grown from 88,886 to 92,211. But the enrollment dropped three years in a row post-pandemic, dropping to 87,802 in 2022. In 2023, it grew to 88,258 with an additional 3,926 migrant students joining the district. By comparison, the district had 1,020 migrant students in 2021-22 and 1,543 migrant students in 2022-23. The district stated it was starting to see more migrant students leave the district after the city of Denver stated it would no longer provide long-term shelter for arriving migrants. ...
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